Berry’s music transcended genres and drew fans from all different types of music including: R&B, Country, Rock, Pop and the Blues.

Ask anybody in music, and they will say the Chuck Berry was the original King of Rock-n-Roll, even before Elvis. His music even helped to close racial gaps, with a distinct blend of blues and honkytonk tones that made him one of the first “crossover” artists.

Some of musics’ biggest stars reacted over the weekend to the loss of Berry, 90, who was found unresponsive in his home in Missouri:

First licks I learned were from Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode." He was an inspiration both as performer and songwriter🙏🏽Rest easy Daddy-O pic.twitter.com/ZZXcUU7GM2